Sheppy's Blog

Well, we are late getting out the 2010 calendars. Nothing really unusual there. For those of you who usually get a calendar, just be p...

We had a good Thanksgiving. The boys and I were up early, getting them fed and then making a "yeast starter" for my Blackhawk Bla...

This past Sunday, my assistant brewers and I bottled our world-famous Dragon Spit Ale . In case you are interested, here are step-by-step i...

We rode our bikes yesterday to the "Cowboy Playground". It actually took me a little while to figure out what Tyler and Connor we...

So, this is sort of exciting: esheppy (me) is Mr. Beer's "Brewer of the Month" for November. EricG (Mr. Beer's Señor Brew...

Last year, I mentioned "The Other Haunted House" in my blog entry " Haunted ". The picture I had on that entry was taken...

We are in the middle of our first snow storm of the year. It is rare to get this much this early. I'll bet the ski resorts love it. ...

I said in my last post post: "We rode a total of just over 15 miles which makes this Tyler's longest bike ride ever." and ...

This past Saturday, we went on a bike ride on the Platte River trail. At first, Tyler said he wanted to ride into Denver, but once we got o...

R.D.W.H.A.H.B. For those of you who do not know, that means "Relax, Don't Worry. Have A Home Brew". Those of you who do kn...

Most of you know that I have been brewing my own beer this year. My wonderful, generous sister is to thank as she is the one who got me a M...

My wonderful, beautiful wife left us a couple of weeks ago to go to our church's women's retreat. I am not sure why women would nee...

I live in a very dangerous neighborhood. Well, most of the neighborhood is fine, but my house can be a living terror. Something weird abou...

I just updated colorado.ericshepard.com with my latest Sheppy Quest adventure: http://colorado.ericshepard.com/sheppyquest2009.htm What is...

My son played his first flag football game last night. He is on a team with 7 other (maybe 8 other) 7 and 8 year olds through the Denver R...

I just climbed the East side of Mt. Falcon on my Mt. Bike. Most of you reading this blog do not know what that climb is like, but trust me,...

If you follow baseball, you probably know that the Colorado Rockies went to the world series in 2007 after an incredible winning streak to e...

Yesterday, I went mountain biking. I have been a couple times this year, but before this summer, it has been years since I've actually ...

This past weekend, we went camping at Wellington Lake, which is a private lake (with private campsites) down in the Pike's Peak National...